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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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