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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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