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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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