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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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