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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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