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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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