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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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