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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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