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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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