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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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