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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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