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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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