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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)