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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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