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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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