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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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