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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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