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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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