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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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