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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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