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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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