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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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