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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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