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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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