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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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