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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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