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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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