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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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