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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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