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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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