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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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