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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative 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 considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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