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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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