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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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