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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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