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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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