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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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