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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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