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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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