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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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