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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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