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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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