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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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