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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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