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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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