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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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