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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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