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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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