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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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