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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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