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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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