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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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