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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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