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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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