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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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