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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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