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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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