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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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