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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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