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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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