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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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