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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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