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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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