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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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