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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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