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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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