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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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