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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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