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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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