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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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