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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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