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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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