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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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