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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses 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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