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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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