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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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