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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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