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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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