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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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