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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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