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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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