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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important 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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