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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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