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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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