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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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