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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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