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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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