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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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