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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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