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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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