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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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