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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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