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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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