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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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