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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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