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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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