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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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