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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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