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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important 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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