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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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