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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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