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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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