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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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