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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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