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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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