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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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