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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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