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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses 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. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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