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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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