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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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