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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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