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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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