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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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