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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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