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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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