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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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