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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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