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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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