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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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