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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses 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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