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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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