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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key 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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