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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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