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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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