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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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