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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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