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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important 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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