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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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