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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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