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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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