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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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