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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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