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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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