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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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