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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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