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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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