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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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