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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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