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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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