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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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