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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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