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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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