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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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