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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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