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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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