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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the 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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