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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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