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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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