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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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