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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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