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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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