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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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