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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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