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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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