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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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