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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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