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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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