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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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