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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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