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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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