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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee 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 MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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