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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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