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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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