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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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