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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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