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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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