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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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