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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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