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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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