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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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