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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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