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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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