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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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