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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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