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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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