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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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