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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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