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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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