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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative 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 book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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