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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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