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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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