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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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