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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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