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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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