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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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