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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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