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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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