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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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