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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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