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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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