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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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