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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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