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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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