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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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