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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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