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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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