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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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