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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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