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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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