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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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