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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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