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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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