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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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