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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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