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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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