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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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