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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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