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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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