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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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