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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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