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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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