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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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