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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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