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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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