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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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