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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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