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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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