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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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