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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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