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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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