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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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