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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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