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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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