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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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