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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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