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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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