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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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