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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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