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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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