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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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