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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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