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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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