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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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