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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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