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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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