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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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