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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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