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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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