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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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