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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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