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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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