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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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