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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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