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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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