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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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