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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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