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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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