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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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