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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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