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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business 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 teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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