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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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