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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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