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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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