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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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