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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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