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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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