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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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