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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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