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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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