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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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