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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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