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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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