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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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