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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about 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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