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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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