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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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