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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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 MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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