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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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