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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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