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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key 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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