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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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