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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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