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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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