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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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