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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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