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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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