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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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