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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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