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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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