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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable students all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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