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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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