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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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