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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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