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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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