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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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