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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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