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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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