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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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