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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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