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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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