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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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