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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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