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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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