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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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