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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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