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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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