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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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