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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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