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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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