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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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