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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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