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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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