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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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