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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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