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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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