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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates 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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