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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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