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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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