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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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