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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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