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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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