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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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