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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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