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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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