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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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