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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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