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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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