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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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