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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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