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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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