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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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