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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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