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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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