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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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