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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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