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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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