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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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