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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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