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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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