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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)