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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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