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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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