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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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