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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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