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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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