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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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