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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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