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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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