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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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