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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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