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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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