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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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