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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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