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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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