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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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