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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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