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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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