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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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