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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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