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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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