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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students 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 variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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