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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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