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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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