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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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