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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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