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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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