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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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