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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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