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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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