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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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