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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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