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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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