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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models 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 teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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