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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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