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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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