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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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