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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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