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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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