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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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