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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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