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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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