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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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