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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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