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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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