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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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