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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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