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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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