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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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