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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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