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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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