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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. 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 massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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