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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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