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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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