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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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