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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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