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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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