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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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