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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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