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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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