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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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