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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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