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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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