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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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