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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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