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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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