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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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