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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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