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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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