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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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