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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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