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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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