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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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