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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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