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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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