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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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