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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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