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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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