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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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