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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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