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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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