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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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