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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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