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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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