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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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