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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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