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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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