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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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