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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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