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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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