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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. 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 MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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