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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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