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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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