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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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