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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key 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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