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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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