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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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