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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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