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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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