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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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