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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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