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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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