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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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