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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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