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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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