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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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