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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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