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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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