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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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