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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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