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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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