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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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