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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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