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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with 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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