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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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