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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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