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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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