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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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