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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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