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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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