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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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