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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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