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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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