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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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