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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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