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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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