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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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