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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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