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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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