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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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