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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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