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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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