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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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