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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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