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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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