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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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