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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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