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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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