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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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