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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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