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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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