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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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