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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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