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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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