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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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