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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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