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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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