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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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