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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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