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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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