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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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