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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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