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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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