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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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