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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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