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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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