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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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