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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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