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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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