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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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