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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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