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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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