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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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