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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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