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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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