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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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