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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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