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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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