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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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