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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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