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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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