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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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