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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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