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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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