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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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