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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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