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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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