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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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