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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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