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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies 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 institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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