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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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