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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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