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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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